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HURRICANE ISELLE LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
821 PM HST THU AUG 7 2014

...ISELLE CHURNING TOWARD THE BIG ISLAND...

.NEW INFORMATION...
UPDATED STORM LOCATION.

.AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES INFORMATION FOR PORTIONS OF THE
HAWAIIAN ISLANDS AND ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS.

.WATCHES/WARNINGS...
A HURRICANE WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE BIG ISLAND.

A HURRICANE WARNING CONTINUES FOR WATERS AROUND THE BIG ISLAND.

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR NIIHAU...KAUAI...OAHU...
MOLOKAI...LANAI...KAHOOLAWE...MAUI.

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR WATERS AROUND KAUAI...
WATERS AROUND OAHU...KAIWI CHANNEL...MAUI COUNTY WATERS...PAILOLO
CHANNEL AND ALENUIHAHA CHANNEL.

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF THE HAWAIIAN ISLANDS.

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 7 PM HST...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE ISELLE WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 18.9N...LONGITUDE 154.4W...OR ABOUT 70 MILES SOUTHEAST
OF HILO HAWAII ABOUT 280 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF HONOLULU HAWAII.
HURRICANE ISELLE IS MOVING WEST AT 15 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS ARE NEAR 75 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
AREAS OF HEAVY RAINS AS WELL AS TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS HAVE
REACHED WINDWARD BIG ISLAND OF HAWAII IN THE PAST COUPLE OF HOURS.
HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ON THE BIG ISLAND IN
THE COMING HOURS. TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO SPREAD
TO MAUI COUNTY LATER TONIGHT AND TO OAHU ON FRIDAY. SWELLS
GENERATED BY ISELLE WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD TONIGHT...POSSIBLY
BECOMING DAMAGING ALONG SOME COASTLINES. THE THREAT OF COASTAL
FLOODING AND PROPERTY DAMAGE WILL BE GREATEST ON WINDWARD BIG
ISLAND.

.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

ON THE BIG ISLAND...NOW IS THE TIME TO SEEK SHELTER. ACROSS THE
REST OF THE STATE...PREPARATIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY
SHOULD BE RUSHED TO COMPLETION. IN A HURRICANE...CONDITIONS CAN
CHANGE QUICKLY. EVACUATE IF DIRECTED TO DO SO BY LOCAL
OFFICIALS...OR IF YOUR HOME IS VULNERABLE TO HIGH WINDS OR
FLOODING. PERSONS LIVING NEAR THE SHORE SHOULD BE PREPARED TO
EVACUATE QUICKLY SHOULD BUILDING SURF THREATEN.

FOR THOSE NOT ON THE BIG ISLAND...IT IS VITAL THAT YOU DO NOT
FOCUS ON THE EXACT FORECAST TRACK. EVEN SMALL ERRORS IN THE
FORECAST TRACK CAN MEAN MAJOR DIFFERENCES IN WHERE THE WORST
CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR. DAMAGING EFFECTS CAN EXTEND FAR FROM THE
CENTER.

BE READY TO EVACUATE IF NECESSARY. HEED THE ADVICE OF LOCAL
OFFICIALS AND COMPLY WITH ANY ORDERS THAT ARE ISSUED. PERSONS
LIVING NEAR THE SHORE SHOULD BE PREPARED TO EVACUATE QUICKLY
SHOULD BUILDING SURF THREATEN.

AT PORTS...DOCKS...AND MARINAS...PERFORM THE PRESCRIBED
PREPARATIONS ACCORDING TO YOUR EMERGENCY OPERATIONS PLAN. FOR
THOSE ON THE BIG ISLAND...CAPTAINS OF SMALL CRAFT AND THEIR CREWS
SHOULD ALREADY BE SAFELY WITHIN LAND BASED SHELTERS. DO NOT
ATTEMPT TO RIDE OUT THIS STORM ON YOUR VESSEL.

&&

.NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED AROUND 1230 AM HST...OR
SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT.

HIZ023>028-081430-
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KONA-SOUTH BIG ISLAND-BIG ISLAND NORTH AND EAST-KOHALA-
BIG ISLAND INTERIOR-BIG ISLAND SUMMITS-
821 PM HST THU AUG 7 2014

...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

EVERYONE SHOULD NOW BE INSIDE. REMAIN ALERT AND AWAY FROM WINDOWS
AND EXTERNAL DOORS.

LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD OR TORNADO WARNINGS.

&&

...WINDS...
SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WILL CONTINUE AND WILL FURTHER
INCREASE LATER TONIGHT. IN SOME AREAS...WINDS WILL BE AS HIGH AS
60 TO 70 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 85 MPH AS THE CENTER OF ISELLE MOVES
ONSHORE.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
SURF WILL STEADILY INCREASE ALONG THE BIG ISLAND WINDWARD COAST...
REACHING VERY DANGEROUS LEVELS OF 15 TO 25 FEET TONIGHT AS ISELLE
REACHES THE COAST. THE NEXT ASTRONOMICAL HIGH TIDE FOR HILO BAY
WILL BE AT 203 PM AT 3.0 FEET FRIDAY. THE HIGH SURF AND HIGH TIDE
COMBINATION WILL BRING COASTAL FLOODING ALONG LOW LYING AREAS.
STORM SURGE IS EXPECTED TO REACH 1 TO 2 FEET DURING THE STORM
PASSAGE...ADDING TO THE THREAT OF COASTAL FLOODING AND COASTAL
PROPERTY DAMAGE TONIGHT.

...INLAND FLOODING...
A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA.

$$

PHZ122>124-081430-
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BIG ISLAND WINDWARD WATERS-BIG ISLAND LEEWARD WATERS-
BIG ISLAND SOUTHEAST WATERS-
821 PM HST THU AUG 7 2014

...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

SMALL CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT AND WELL SECURED.

&&

...WINDS AND SEAS...
SUSTAINED WINDS OF 45 TO 65 KNOTS WILL DEVELOP OVER PORTIONS OF
THE AREA OVER THE NEXT FEW HOURS AND WILL PERSIST INTO FRIDAY
MORNING. WINDS TEND TO ACCELERATE AROUND POINTS AND HEADLANDS SO
LOCALLY STRONGER WINDS ARE POSSIBLE.

ALSO...SWELLS AHEAD OF THE STORM WILL EXCEED 10 FEET...WITH SEAS
INCREASING RAPIDLY TO AROUND 25 FEET AS ISELLE PASSES OVER THE
AREA.

$$

HIZ012>022-081430-
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MOLOKAI WINDWARD-MOLOKAI LEEWARD-LANAI MAKAI-LANAI MAUKA-
KAHOOLAWE-MAUI WINDWARD WEST-MAUI LEEWARD WEST-
MAUI CENTRAL VALLEY-WINDWARD HALEAKALA-LEEWARD HALEAKALA-
HALEAKALA SUMMIT-
821 PM HST THU AUG 7 2014

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

LOOSE OBJECTS SUCH AS LAWN FURNITURE...GARBAGE CANS...AND OTHER
ITEMS SHOULD BE SECURED OR STORED INDOORS. HAVE SUPPLIES ON HAND
AND BE READY FOR POWER OUTAGES. EVACUATE IF ORDERED BY LOCAL
OFFICIALS.

TROPICAL STORMS CAN BRING VERY HEAVY RAIN LEADING TO FLASH
FLOODING. PEOPLE NEAR STREAMS...RIVERS...AND LOW-LYING FLOOD
PRONE AREAS ARE URGED TO BE ESPECIALLY ALERT TO FLASH FLOODING.

&&

...WINDS...
BASED ON THE LATEST FORECAST TRACK...WINDS OVER 40 MPH ARE
EXPECTED TO OVERSPREAD THE AREA TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH LATE
FRIDAY MORNING. IN SOME AREAS...WINDS WILL BE AS HIGH AS 45 TO
55 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH.

GUSTS WILL BE STRONGEST OVER MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN...THROUGH
PASSES...AND WHERE WINDS BLOW DOWNSLOPE. WINDS AFFECTING THE
UPPER FLOORS OF HIGH RISE BUILDINGS WILL BE SIGNIFICANTLY
STRONGER THAN THOSE NEAR GROUND LEVEL.

HOMES MAY HAVE DAMAGE TO SHINGLES...SIDING...GUTTERS AND
WINDOWS...ESPECIALLY IF THESE ITEMS ARE NOT PROPERLY SECURED.
LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS WILL BECOME AIRBORNE...CAUSING ADDITIONAL
DAMAGE AND POSSIBLE INJURY.

SOME POWER LINES WILL BE KNOCKED DOWN BY FALLING TREES...
RESULTING IN SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. MANY LARGE BRANCHES OF
TREES WILL BE SNAPPED...AND A FEW TREES WILL BE UPROOTED.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
SURF WILL STEADILY INCREASE TO HAZARDOUS LEVELS OF 18 FEET ALONG
THE EXPOSED WINDWARD COASTS OVERNIGHT. SOME SOUTH FACING SHORES
WILL SEE SURF NEAR 10 FEET ON FRIDAY. THE ASTRONOMICAL HIGH TIDE
FOR HANA WILL BE AT 218 PM AT 2.9 FEET ON FRIDAY. THE HIGH SURF
AND HIGH TIDE COMBINATION WILL BRING THE POTENTIAL FOR COASTAL
FLOODING ALONG LOW LYING AREAS.

...INLAND FLOODING...
A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA.

$$

PHZ117>121-081430-
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MAUI COUNTY WINDWARD WATERS-MAUI COUNTY LEEWARD WATERS-
MAALAEA BAY-PAILOLO CHANNEL-ALENUIHAHA CHANNEL-
821 PM HST THU AUG 7 2014

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

BOAT OWNERS AND CAPTAINS OF SMALL CRAFT SHOULD RUSH TO SECURE
THEIR CRAFT.

&&

...WINDS AND SEAS...
THE LATEST FORECAST IS FOR SUSTAINED WINDS OF 35 TO 55 KNOTS OR
HIGHER...MAINLY FOR WATERS SOUTH OF MAUI COUNTY...TONIGHT THROUGH
FRIDAY MORNING. WINDS TEND TO ACCELERATE THROUGH THE CHANNELS SO
EVEN STRONGER WINDS MAY BE EXPERIENCED IN THE CHANNELS.

ALSO...SEAS AHEAD OF THE STORM WILL INCREASE RAPIDLY TO NEAR
20 FEET OVERNIGHT AS ISELLE APPROACHES.

$$

HIZ005>011-081430-
/O.CON.PHFO.TR.W.2009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
OAHU SOUTH SHORE-WAIANAE COAST-OAHU NORTH SHORE-OAHU KOOLAU-
OLOMANA-CENTRAL OAHU-WAIANAE MOUNTAINS-
821 PM HST THU AUG 7 2014

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

LOOSE OBJECTS SUCH AS LAWN FURNITURE...GARBAGE CANS...AND OTHER
ITEMS SHOULD BE SECURED OR STORED INDOORS. HAVE SUPPLIES ON HAND
AND BE READY FOR POWER OUTAGES. EVACUATE IF ORDERED BY LOCAL
OFFICIALS.

TROPICAL STORMS CAN BRING VERY HEAVY RAIN LEADING TO FLASH
FLOODING. PEOPLE NEAR STREAMS...RIVERS...AND LOW-LYING FLOOD
PRONE AREAS ARE URGED TO BE ESPECIALLY ALERT TO FLASH FLOODING.

&&

...WINDS...
BASED ON THE LATEST FORECAST TRACK...WINDS AROUND 40 MPH ARE
EXPECTED TO SPREAD ACROSS THE AREA EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. IN SOME
AREAS...WINDS WILL BE AS HIGH AS 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55
MPH.

GUSTS WILL BE STRONGEST OVER MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN...THROUGH
PASSES...AND WHERE WINDS BLOW DOWNSLOPE. WINDS AFFECTING THE
UPPER FLOORS OF HIGH RISE BUILDINGS WILL BE SIGNIFICANTLY
STRONGER THAN THOSE NEAR GROUND LEVEL.

HOMES MAY HAVE DAMAGE TO SHINGLES...SIDING...GUTTERS AND
WINDOWS...ESPECIALLY IF THESE ITEMS ARE NOT PROPERLY SECURED.
LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS WILL BECOME AIRBORNE...CAUSING ADDITIONAL
DAMAGE AND POSSIBLE INJURY.

SOME POWER LINES WILL BE KNOCKED DOWN BY FALLING TREES...
RESULTING IN SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. MANY LARGE BRANCHES OF
TREES WILL BE SNAPPED...AND A FEW TREES WILL BE UPROOTED.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
SURF WILL STEADILY INCREASE ALONG THE EXPOSED WINDWARD COASTS
THIS EVENING...REACHING HAZARDOUS LEVELS OF 10 TO 15 FEET
LATER TONIGHT. SOME SOUTH FACING SHORES WILL SEE SURF NEAR
10 FEET ON FRIDAY. THE ASTRONOMICAL HIGH TIDE FOR KANEOHE BAY ON
FRIDAY IS 228 PM AT 2.9 FEET. THE HIGH SURF AND HIGH TIDE
COMBINATION WILL BRING THE POTENTIAL FOR COASTAL FLOODING ALONG
LOW LYING AREAS.

...INLAND FLOODING...
A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA.

$$

PHZ113>116-081430-
/O.CON.PHFO.TR.W.2009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
KAUAI CHANNEL-OAHU WINDWARD WATERS-OAHU LEEWARD WATERS-
KAIWI CHANNEL-
821 PM HST THU AUG 7 2014

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

BOAT OWNERS AND CAPTAINS OF SMALL CRAFT SHOULD RUSH TO SECURE
THEIR CRAFT.

&&

...WINDS AND SEAS...
THE LATEST FORECAST IS FOR SUSTAINED WINDS OF 35 TO 50 KNOTS OR
HIGHER FOR PORTIONS OF THE AREA...MAINLY SOUTH OF OAHU...FROM
LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY. WINDS TEND TO ACCELERATE THROUGH THE
CHANNELS SO EVEN STRONGER WINDS MAY BE EXPERIENCED IN THE
CHANNELS.

ALSO...SEAS AHEAD OF THE STORM WILL EXCEED 10 FEET TONIGHT IN MANY
AREAS...WITH SEAS INCREASING RAPIDLY TO NEAR 20 FEET OVERNIGHT
INTO EARLY FRIDAY MORNING AS ISELLE APPROACHES.

$$

HIZ001>004-081430-
/O.CON.PHFO.TR.W.2009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
NIIHAU-KAUAI WINDWARD-KAUAI LEEWARD-KAUAI MOUNTAINS-
821 PM HST THU AUG 7 2014

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

SECURE OUTDOOR OBJECTS WHICH CAN BE BLOWN AROUND AND CAUSE
ADDITIONAL DAMAGE. TROPICAL STORMS CAN BRING VERY HEAVY RAIN
LEADING TO FLASH FLOODING. PEOPLE NEAR STREAMS...RIVERS...AND LOW-
LYING FLOOD PRONE AREAS ARE URGED TO BE ESPECIALLY ALERT TO
FLASH FLOODING.

&&

...WINDS...
BASED ON THE LATEST FORECAST TRACK...WINDS AROUND 40 MPH ARE
EXPECTED TO SPREAD OVER THE AREA FRIDAY. IN SOME AREAS...WINDS
MAY BE AS HIGH AS 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH.

GUSTS WILL BE STRONGEST OVER MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN...THROUGH
PASSES...AND WHERE WINDS BLOW DOWNSLOPE. WINDS AFFECTING THE
UPPER FLOORS OF HIGH RISE BUILDINGS WILL BE SIGNIFICANTLY
STRONGER THAN THOSE NEAR GROUND LEVEL.

LOOSE ITEMS...SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS AND OUTDOOR FURNITURE...WILL
BE BLOWN AROUND. NEWLY PLANTED OR YOUNG TREES AND SHRUBS MAY BE
UPROOTED IF NOT SECURED PROPERLY. ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES WILL BE
POSSIBLE.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
SURF WILL STEADILY INCREASE ALONG THE EXPOSED WINDWARD COASTS
THIS AFTERNOON...AND REACH HAZARDOUS LEVELS AS THE STORM
APPROACHES. INCREASING SURF WILL OCCUR AHEAD OF ISELLE WITH SURF
HEIGHTS 10 TO 15 FEET TONIGHT. SOME SOUTH FACING SHORES WILL SEE
SURF NEAR 10 FEET ON FRIDAY. THE ASTRONOMICAL HIGH TIDE FOR PORT
ALLEN ON FRIDAY IS 227 PM AT 2.5 FEET. THE HIGH SURF AND HIGH
TIDE COMBINATION WILL BRING THE POTENTIAL FOR COASTAL FLOODING
ALONG LOW LYING AREAS.

...INLAND FLOODING...
A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA.

$$

PHZ110>112-081430-
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KAUAI NORTHWEST WATERS-KAUAI WINDWARD WATERS-KAUAI LEEWARD WATERS-
821 PM HST THU AUG 7 2014

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

BOAT OWNERS AND CAPTAINS OF SMALL CRAFT SHOULD RUSH TO SECURE
THEIR CRAFT.

&&

...WINDS AND SEAS...
THE LATEST FORECAST IS FOR SUSTAINED WINDS OF 35 TO 45 KNOTS OR
HIGHER FOR PORTIONS OF THE AREA...MAINLY SOUTH OF KAUAI...FROM
LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY. WINDS TEND TO ACCELERATE THROUGH THE
CHANNELS SO EVEN STRONGER WINDS MAY BE EXPERIENCED IN THE
CHANNELS.

ALSO...SEAS AHEAD OF THE STORM WILL EXCEED 10 FEET OVERNIGHT IN
MANY AREAS...WITH SEAS INCREASING RAPIDLY TO NEAR 20 FEET
EARLY FRIDAY MORNING AS ISELLE APPROACHES.


$$






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